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He is thought to have already sold two Porsches. Luxury car dealer Steve Hurn, from Stowmarket in Suffolk, said Mr Clark had been a ‘prolific car buyer’ until he went through a ‘messy divorce’ around 18 months ago.

Over the past few years he had bought a number of expensive cars including Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Maseratis.

Mr Hurn said: ‘His great love is classic cars and particularly Porsches. But from what I understand Robin is having a few money difficulties. I think he used to have two Porsches but he had to sell them because he hasn’t got any money.

‘I spoke to him for about ten minutes on Thursday about his Range Rover which he wanted me to sell. He wanted to get rid of it and said it was sitting on his drive.’

Car dealer Steve Hurn has now claimed that Mr Clark called him the day before the shooting, trying to sell his Range Rover for a quarter of its value in order to raise money, but didn't say what the cash was for

Former home: Mr Clark had lived in this £2.2million house in the village of Stock, Essex

Mr
Clark posted a number of Twitter messages referencing his problems
during the past year, including: ‘Thinking about what might have been is
just time wasted. Get up move on and be excellent, learn from mistakes
don’t wallow in regret.’

In
another he wrote: ‘Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while
we’re here we should dance!’ He also tweeted: ‘Lots of people drink
Champagne bought on credit … Bad business short term and dangerous.’

Mr Clark works as a euro derivatives trader at RP Martin, a brokerage firm in the City of London.

No arrests have been made though police are investigating whether the attack was money-related

He
is reportedly known as the Wolf of Shenfield – after the recent
Leonardo DiCaprio film The Wolf of Wall Street – because of his playboy
lifestyle.

Affluent Shenfield is 24 minutes by train from central London and is a popular place for City workers to live.

Last night Mr Clark remained under police guard in hospital, where he is being treated for serious leg injuries.

A
British Transport Police spokesman said: ‘Our investigations into the
incident are continuing. The victim remains in hospital with serious leg
injuries.

‘Enquiries are
still ongoing to establish the full circumstances, including the motive
behind the attack, which we believe was targeted, and I would like to
reassure the general public that there is no reason for any undue
concern.’

Dozens of armed officers from Essex Police were scrambled to the scene while a large section of the car park was taped off

Detective Superintendent Gary Richardson, leading the investigation, said police believe the victim was deliberately targeted